Parcels

Abstract

The Parcels data set consists of parcel polygons and tax roll data. The parcel polygons show the boundaries of real property. The tax roll data
includes many data fields that describe the parcels. Each parcel polygon and tax roll record are assigned a Parcel Identification Number (PIN).
The PIN is used to join the spatial data to the tax roll data.

The Property Appraiser's office collects a large amount of data for each parcel to accurately assess each parcel for the tax roll.
Tax roll data includes owner name, owner mailing address, site address, parcel identification number, valuation, land use codes, sales history,
legal description, building descriptions, and miscellaneous improvements.

Purpose

The purpose of parcel maps and data is tax assessment of real property. Each county in Florida elects a Property Appraiser
to justly assess all real property within the county.

Time Period of Content

Most data current within one month. A few appraisers lag behind and can be months old.

Source Scale

Varies: 1:1,200 to 1:3,600

Horizontal Accuracy

Horizontal accuracy varies between counties and between areas within a county. In general, in urban areas, parcel boundary accuracy
is approximately +/- 5 feet. In rural areas, or older linework without modern spatial adjustment, accuracy can be +/- 100 feet or more.

Process Steps

Parcel boundary geometry is repaired using the ArcGIS ArcCatalog Repair tool. Each county is projected to a common projection.
The only additional processing done to the geometry is cleaning invalid geometry.

Tax roll data is standardized to a common set of fields defined by MapWise.

Parcel shapefiles sold by county utilize the original geometry and therefore the original projection.